The FBI has arrested a man suspected of exposing Israeli plans to attack Iran.

The US Department of Justice has accused a man named Asif V. Rahman of disclosing classified intelligence information about Israel's plans to take revenge on Iran. According to US media reports on November 13, Rahman was accused of knowingly transmitting national defense data.

The man was arrested on November 12 in Cambodia by the FBI and was scheduled to stand trial in Guam, an unincorporated US territory.

Court documents show he worked for the United States government. He worked for the CIA, according to a source familiar with his work. This job gave him the highest level of secrecy and allowed him to gain access to confidential information.

The New York Times, which first reported the story, noted that Rahman was charged with publishing intelligence on the Telegram network in mid-October. The documents released included Israeli plans for munitions movements and Israeli Air Force training exercises using air-to-ground missiles.